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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department spent on training in each of the last three financial years.

Kris Hopkins

This Government has taken a series of steps to save taxpayers’ money and improve overall quality of the training provision.

Civil Service Learning was established in April 2011 in response to a wide ranging review of the delivery of training across the Civil Service. The new model is delivering better value out of its investment in training, reducing duplication in procurement and making greater use of the external market to provide the training which the Civil Service requires.

The figures below illustrate the spending on the category ‘training’ over the past six years, to illustrate the efficiencies we have achieved. The dip in spending in 2011-12 was a consequence of the transition from the old regime to Civil Service Learning.

2008-09: £2,080,738
2009-10: £2,309,137
2010-11: £1,312,688
2011-12: £377,521
2012-13: £767,549
2013-14: £667,618

I would also observe that my Department has reduced total staffing costs from £218 million a year in 2009-10 to £95 million in 2013-14.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department spent on training in each of the last three financial years.

Amber Rudd

(£k)	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14
Staff Training	3,364	3,861	4,017

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on training in each of the last three financial years.

Karen Bradley

Managers in the Home Department have received the following guidance on the number of days learning and development, including formal training, that should be provided to staff :"Every civil servant should be spending at least 5 days a year on their own learning and development targeting those skills they most need for their current and future roles."

We do not collect data centrally on all aspects of learning and development that are used to develop staff skills nor on training budgets so this could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

Expenditure in the Home Department on training for the past 3 financial years was:

2011/12: £14,860,807
2012/13: £16,986,868
2013/14: £24,715,417

The increase in training expenditure figures in the last two years was a result of developing skills across the Home Office and in particular training new officers recruited in UK Visas and Immigration, Immigration Enforcement, Her Majesty’sPassport Office and Border Force.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on training in each of the last three financial years.

David Mundell

The Scotland Office’s expenditure on training in each of the last three financial years is shown below:

	11/12	12/13	13/14
Outturn	£3,111	£7,314	£9,118

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-09-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress he has made in reforming the Data Access Advisory Group; and what plans there are to update the Caldicott principles.

George Freeman

The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has developed proposals to establish the Independent Group Advising on the Release of Data (IGARD), which will replace the current Data Access Advisory Group (DAAG). The new group will have an expanded remit, which is designed to drive improvements in decision-making in respect of data releases, specifically through increasing transparency, accountability, participation, quality and consistency.

HSCIC has recentlyconcluded a consultation with the public and key stakeholders on the draft Terms of Reference for IGARD.The consultationran from 16 June to 31 August 2015. Forty-three organisations and individuals responded via the online web form, by electronic document and by letter. These responses will inform the process of managing the transition from DAAG to IGARD.

Revised Caldicott principles were outlined in the Government’s response to the Caldicott Review Information: To Share or Not to Share published in September 2013. This document is available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/caldicott-information-governance-review-department-of-health-response

There are no plans to update these principles.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what guidance his Department provides to its managers on how many days training should be made available to staff.

Jo Swinson

The guidance is all staff should ensure they undertake at least 5 days of learning a year as part of the commitment in the Civil Service Reform Capabilities Plan. Learning takes place in many forms including shadowing, taking on development projects, seminars, coaching, e-learning, undertaking research and attending meetings as well as relevant courses.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on training in each of the last three financial years.

Mrs Helen Grant

The total spent on Staff Training over the past 3 years is as follows:

2014/15 £174,347**

2013/14 £225,289

2012/13 £133,106

** current to 31st Dec 2014

(Figures are net of recoverable VAT)

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department spent on training in each of the last three financial years.

Dan Rogerson

The Core Department does not budget at a level of detail that allows for the identification of annual training budgets. The information requested can therefore not be provided.

The table below sets out details of spend on training within Core Defra in the last three complete financial years. This information can also be found in the Department’s published Annual Reports and Accounts.

Financial Year	Spend on Training (£000)
2011-12	1,191
2012-13	1,353
2013-14	1,105

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent on training in each of the last three financial years.

Mr Desmond Swayne

Spend on Training and Development is managed through individual DFID Departments and Country Offices, and therefore providing this information can only be achieved at disproportionate cost.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department provides to its managers on how many days training should be made available to staff.

Claire Perry

In line with the Civil Service Reform Plan, the Department for Transport recommends that its entire staff undertake a minimum of five days learning and development per year.

This includes a wide range of learning for example, on the job training, e-learning, classroom training and coaching or mentoring.

The department encourages all staff to undertake at least five days a year of development via its internal communications and links this to development opportunities throughout the year.

Managers are also advised to discuss staffs development needs as part of the performance management process and how to access learning – e.g. via Civil Service learning (CSL).